Not Como Nevada

[Don Gustavson II]

Our open house went well. Things ran better then I expected. (With a little extra wheel cleaning).
I do not have any running C&S passenger cars, or running C&S locomotives right now. (Need to convert old brass locos to DCC).
So in this photo is a special excursion train that came down from a distant railroad.
The picture turned out nice, so I thought I would post it.
 
I got the highest resolution picture of the Hotel/eating house I could find. Photoshop-ed it. Removed the modern truck, fixed some shingles and what not. Printed and cut it out. Stuck it in its place. (Not to scale).  Kind of got me looking forward to building this structure. Maybe a good winter project at home.

[ComoDepot]

You have the Hotel in a much later post Railroad guise, the paint came in the 1940's and the central chimney in 1954. Missing a few Chimneys. And the Hotel is much bigger than the Depot. The Pacific dwarfed the Depot. The Hotel is 90ft long give or take,.

The Depot looks like post mid 1920's. But by then the platform had gone.

[Don Gustavson II]

The picture I used looks like it was taken in 2014. I was just looking for a place holder that would print out well for now.
I may be asking lots of questions about it later on.  

[ComoDepot]

Feel free to do so.

[Don Gustavson II]

My ten-year-old daughter and I finally got around to getting the Highway in place. Still need some life around it but now you can drive to Como.

[Don Gustavson II]

Also made a lot of progress on the Colorado Midland tunnels. Lot more rock molds done and painted.
Waiting for some life to spring up and some ballast.

[Bill Uffelman]

Don please send me an email - I am returning to Carson City and Legislative Counsel.

Bill Uffelman 

Ufffam AT yahoo DOT com

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On Tue, Jun 5, 2018 at 2:15 AM, Don Gustavson II [via C&Sng Discussion Forum]

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Also made a lot of progress on the Colorado Midland tunnels. Lot more rock molds done and painted.
Waiting for some life to spring up and some ballast.

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[Jeff Young]

Looking good, Don!

[John Greenly]

wow, Don,

your layout has a wonderful sense of wide-open space that is rarely accomplished.  Magnificent!

John

[Don Gustavson II]

Thanks John.

I am done with this area, for now..
Had a big push on doing some scenery ahead of our open house this weekend.

Inspired by the Colorado Midland tunnels north of Buena Vista.
The C&S runs up the hill from the tunnels on our layout.



A box culvert of my own design.

[Jeff Young]

Nice wood boxes, Don!